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This weekend I had a couple hours when my love for organizing and my love for cooking collided. It was a needed collision! My spice cabinet that had been in good order at one time, had sadly gotten out of hand. It made my cooking more difficult, and I even found that I sighed inwardly any time I needed to search for a spice.
Here’s the other side of the mess cabinet.
Recently, a friend of mine gave me a little gift for my kitchen. It was a plastic tool that is used to hold small plastic bags open wide so they can be filled easier.
I have learned to really love Butternut Squash in this creamy and hearty Golden Winter Soup. Every fall I can’t wait for the squash to make its appearance in the grocery store so we can enjoy this recipe. Then I get the chunky odd-shaped veggie home and I wrestle peel the orange skin, and then I wrangle cut it into cubes. **Cough** **Cough** It’s not a job for the faint-hearted! I end up with peelings all over the counter and floor, and the most random sized pieces where I tried to get my knife through the stubborn flesh.
However, I recently learned this WONDERFUL trick that makes the whole process an absolute breeze!!
Continue reading “Two Kitchen Tips to Simplify Cooking”Since I shared my updated pantry with you last week, I’ll share once again what I like to keep on its shelves. When I run out of these items, I immediately put it on my shopping list on my phone, then purchase it when I find it on sale. It keeps me from forgetting to buy oil or more creamed soups, etc. Here’s my list ~
Continue reading “A Well-Stocked Pantry”
The spice cabinet is one of the areas in my home that I struggle to keep neat and organized. I think it’s because I use it while I’m busy cooking and don’t have time to carefully put the jar back in its rightful spot. Dinner is cooking, after all! So every now and then, I just have to make time to clean up this space in my kitchen cabinet.
Continue reading “One Of the Most Difficult Places To Keep Neat!”
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